The number of new confirmed cases in France exceeded 200, 000 on Monday (local time), as the incidence of COVID-19 continues to rise across the country. According to French official data, 217, 480 new confirmed cases were reported in France on Friday, exceeding 200, 000 in the past two months. That’s up 20 percent from […]
Most countries have imposed travel restrictions to control the spread of COVID-19. The latest major changes include: Sweden finally lifted its entry ban on non-essential travel from third countries on 1 April. Latvia will abolish entry rules for travelers from the EU/Schengen area and the UK from 1 April. The Canary Islands lifted all remaining […]
Poland’s Health Minister Adam Niedzielski says the government is abolishing practically all of its COVID-19 restrictions next week. People will no longer be required to wear masks in indoor public spaces starting Monday. In medical facilities, staff and patients will still need to wear them. People who test positive will still be required to isolate […]
As COVID-19 vaccination rolls out in the United States, some side effects aren’ t just being reported in the literature or the news media. Patients turn to their GP for discomfort wherever they get the vaccine, and recently saw a case of Bells Palsy, an extremely rare case that occurred in just six of 34, […]
Israel has just celebrated Purim, which saw many gatherings, and on Sunday close to a million people are expected to attend the high-density funeral of the Haredi leader Rabbi Chaim Kanievsky. This could increase the spread of the virus. These 2 factors bring virus spread. One is the big gathering we mentioned above. 2nd one […]
The number of patients in hospital with Covid is higher than it has ever been. New record as one in 14 Scots had Covid last week. The latest modeled estimate for the incidence of new daily infections in Scotland was between 246 and 526 new infections per 100,000 people. With vaccination, fewer patients need ICU […]
Italy, where the COVID-19 pandemic first erupted in the West in February 2020, is easing many restrictions over the coming weeks, including requirements for most workplace vaccination and mask-wearing. Nearly 90% of Italians aged 12 or older have completed the vaccine cycle, and one-third of children aged 5 to 12 have also been fully vaccinated. […]
